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WPPSEF Awards Grant to PennTAP for Alternative Energy Technology Education Project
WPPSEF Awards Grant to PennTAP for Alternative Energy Technology Education Project WPPSEF has awarded a grant to Penn State University’s Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), amounting in $25,000, to enable a workforce and education development project...
Centre Sustains: A Community Survey on Climate Action
Local Governing Bodies Across Pennsylvania Focusing on Climate Action According to local officials within the Centre Region Council of Governments (COG) in a statement today in the Central Daily Times that costs to local municipalities related to climate change are...
Solar 2021 Updates: 26% Federal Tax Credit Extended Until 2023
Remember Good News? First off, for those that did not join us for our first Virtual Solar Tour on 1/7, we wanted to repeat that tucked into the massive Covid relief package passed by Congress (and finally signed by the President) is a provision that extends the solar...
Envinity Honored with PA Solar Center Lodestar Award
Envinity has been awarded the Pennsylvania Solar Center Lodestar Award Simply put, this awards indicates that Envinity is a luminary in solar energy stewardship – all without violating certain legal rules surrounding the claiming of environmental attributes. There's a...
All About Metal Rooftop Solar
What to know about solar panels on metal roofs Here are the top 5 things to consider if you want to install solar on a metal roof: Installing solar panels on a metal roof is not that different from a standard roof Metal roofs are super durable and most likely outlive...
The Wilds in Kane, PA Will Be Renovated to Passive House Standards
Envinity has teamed up once again with the WPPSEF (West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund) for a breakthrough Passive House project. STATE COLLEGE, PA, (July 1,2020)– The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund is working with Envinity, Inc. of State College and...
Envinity’s Response to COVID-19
Like all of you, we at Envinity are adjusting to this rapidly developing global crisis. We urge that each of us act toward one another with care and compassion and do our part in preventing the spread of COVID-19. To us at Envinity, that means doubling down on our...
Packaging Commercial and Industrial Solar and Retro-commissioning
For many executives in the commercial and industrial sectors, in order for a capital project to be approved a target financial metric needs to be met. Whether it be basic economic measures or an operational related metric such as procuring a lower utility rate or...
Solar Projects on the Rise in Centre County, PA
Organic Climbing was quoted recently about their decision to go solar... According to StateCollege.com, Josh Helke, Organic Climbing’s founder, says people stop by his light-filled, open-concept factory space each week to ask about the solar panels. The company’s...
DESIGN + BUILD NEWS
What’s new with sustainable building at Envinity, in Centre County, and beyond.
WPPSEF Awards Grant to PennTAP for Alternative Energy Technology Education Project
WPPSEF Awards Grant to PennTAP for Alternative Energy Technology Education Project WPPSEF has awarded a grant to Penn State University’s Pennsylvania Technical Assistance Program (PennTAP), amounting in $25,000, to enable a workforce and education development project...
The Wilds in Kane, PA Will Be Renovated to Passive House Standards
Envinity has teamed up once again with the WPPSEF (West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund) for a breakthrough Passive House project. STATE COLLEGE, PA, (July 1,2020)– The West Penn Power Sustainable Energy Fund is working with Envinity, Inc. of State College and...
Envinity Receives $50,000 Energy Audit Grant
Envinity Receives $50,000 Energy Audit Grant from the Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies STATE COLLEGE, PA, (June 10,2020)- The Penelec Sustainable Energy Fund of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies (hereafter...
Envinity’s Response to COVID-19
Like all of you, we at Envinity are adjusting to this rapidly developing global crisis. We urge that each of us act toward one another with care and compassion and do our part in preventing the spread of COVID-19. To us at Envinity, that means doubling down on our...
Solar Projects on the Rise in Centre County, PA
Organic Climbing was quoted recently about their decision to go solar... According to StateCollege.com, Josh Helke, Organic Climbing’s founder, says people stop by his light-filled, open-concept factory space each week to ask about the solar panels. The company’s...
The Rural Energy For America Program (REAP)
The Rural Energy For America Program or "REAP" has been around since 2008 and has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and loan guarantees to fund thousands of renewable energy projects across the country. Farmers and ranchers and rural small businesses...
Veteran’s Day 2019: Honoring our Military
Happy Veterans Week! We'd like to take this time to honor and recognize the invaluable contributions of millions of Americans who have dedicated their lives to protect our country. We also wanted to celebrate some Envinity team members who served and now have chosen...
US Green Building Council Central PA Green Building of the Year
For the second year in a row, Envinity is being recognized by the US Green Building Council Central PA. In 2018, we were acknowledged for Residential Innovative Project of the Year for our work at GreenBuild. This year, we are taking home the big kahuna - Green...
Today is Energy Efficiency Day 2019!
The U.S. Senate passed Resolution 347 officially designating October 2, 2019, as Energy Efficiency Day “in celebration of the economic and environmental benefits” driven by efficiency! Energyefficiency.org has some additional tips but here are a few of our favorites:...
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